Apparatus for drying and shaping stockings.



vv. D. BUTZ.

APPARATUS PQR DRHNG AND SHAPING STOCKINGS.

APFUCATIN FILED MAY 2, 1913.

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` APPARATUS FOR DRYINGAND SHAPING STOCKINGS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2, 1913.

Patented Dec. 19M.

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APPARATUS FOR DRYING AND SHAPING sTocKlNGs.

APPLICAT'ION FILED mAY2.1az3. 1267,49@ Paened Dec. 5, m16.

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WALTER n. BUTz, or Noimrs'rown, PENn'sYLVANIA, AssrGNon; si; MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, To rAnAMoUNT-HOSIERY Form unirme oo., or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, Ai conronATIoN or Immers.'

Sizeeication ot Letter's''atent.

Patented im. 5, une.

Application Medley 'Z. 1913; Serial No. 765,044.

To n lZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, WALTER D. BUTT., a

citizen of the United States, residing in Nor,-

risto\vn,. Pennsylvania, have invented cer` tain Improvements in Apparatus for Drying and Shaping Stockings, ofwhich the following is .a specification.v

My invention relates to apparatus for drying and shaping articles of hosiery or the like by means of hollow metal forms heated by means of steam', water, air, orotlier heating agent. In describing my 'invention l will, for Convenience, refer to the articles which are being shaped and dried as stockings and to the heating agent employed as steam. l

The -objects of my invention` are to .facilitate the application of the stockings to the forms and the removal of the-'Sainethere` from; to stiften and strengthen-fthe forni and prevent 'distortion` collapse. or burstin'g1- of the saine because of internal or external pressure; to niount a row of'form's upon a I single steam "pipe and yet insure puck aecess of 'the' steam to all portions of the iiiterior ot' the forni a'nd-consequent quick heating of the form to the desired temperature from end to lend ot' the saine;l to provide ineans for retaining 'the stockings in astretclied condition upon the ,toi-ni, and to provide-iiiea'ns other than the lient. alone t'or insuring the. rapid drying of the stockings. 'lliese objects lattain in the manner her'cineoin muying'drawings` in which- Figure. 1 is altransversc section ofjstoekingdryiug and shaping apparatus in accordwhich the forni shown in Fig. .l

. constituting one of the features ofnjiy in vention; Fig. S is a horizontal sectionfoii the line c-r, Figli, but on a larger'sca le;'l1`ig. 9 5 is a sectionallview of part of a' inol'd in is cast and illustrating also the inethod of introducing .the air-relief pipey into `the form' during the casting operation; Fig. 10 is ii sectional view 60 of' part of'the form illustrating a modified type of air-relief pipe; and Fig. 11 is a view illustrating the application of my improved air-relief pipe to a glove drying and shaping forni.'

f lieferring'irst to Fig. 1 of the drawings, l irepresents, a trough shaped' longitudinal table mounted upon suitably-braced and distributed legs 2, the braces B 'also aiding in the support of the Acentral trough-shaped 70 v.poi-tion' of the table. The trough 1 is di rided by a central vertical partition Jinto :opposite members each adapted for the re c'eptiori of bunches of stockings 5 preliminary to the drying'and shaping of the same, 75

and the table has at each side a projecting horizontal ledge"6 onivliich the stockings can be laid longitudinally 'after they have been withdrawn from the forms after being dried and shaped thereby. gthe 'table is an upwardly projeeting supporter boa rd 7 provided with pedestals 8 for the reception and retention of stainpip's 9 which extend longitudinally of tlietable one.

nea r each side'of the saine, and each ot' these 85 steam pipes carries a longitudinal row of forms 10 which are secured to the steam pipes in the manner described hereinafter so 'as to project upu'ardly therefrom, prefer- 1san'enlarged'i.ably jat an angle in respect t o the vertical. 90

longitudinal sectioirof. pa'rt of one of' the lll'hen the bunches of stockings are laid steampipes and oneof the t'orins vapplied section, on"astill larger sca-le, on the line Zi-), Fig. 2; Figo* is a horizontal section.

' of' part of thev hollow drying. form in thc1 conditionn which it -was' originally cast;

(ijf-*siiisectional view. illustrating a. s iecui "liol'de'it for retaining the stocking ,on tlie'fifiilnz' Fig. Tis a View similar to Fig. 9,

- but 'on it smaller scale and' illustrating, in

conneetipajuiith the forni, an air-relief pipe' trai'isversely upon theV table 1, as shown in Fig. l, their upper ends are readily accessible to the operator standing at the side ot' 'the table, who can remove the top stocking 95 cession to the successive forms of the ronzio()- 'ln order to still further facilitate the appli-cation of the stockingsto the 'forms their yadjustment thereon und their removal therefrom, when dried and shaped, l make said.

At each end' of 80 torina wholly or mainly ot aluminum, for I hare discovered that this metal possesses a peculiar seltlnbrieatiop` quality which prevents the stockings from adhering to iteither when they are in the wet or in the dry state, and it is therefore preferable to any of the met-als which have heretofore been used for the lnanu'f-.icture ol these forms. I have, moreover, discovered that forms composed mainly of aluminum do not stain bleached or delicately colored fabrics even where the same have been wetted by perspiration from the hands ol? the worltpeop c, this quality not beinjr possessed by ,forms composed of c0pper, iron, or'other metals which have been used previous to my invention. y

In order to modify the character of the aluminum in otherl respects than that noted,`

an alloying metal or metals may be coinbined therewith so longas the percentage of such alloying metal or metals is not snliiF rient to deprive the form ot' the self-lubricatinor and noirstaininer qualit-ies due to the use o the aluminum.

The table l, providing for the disposition of the stockings within convenient reach of the attendant, and the aluminum forms 10, providing for the quick.application of the stockings to the forms and their equally quick znljnstment thereon, combine to facilitate the operation of the apparatusI and redueethe time necessary to properly dryand shape a given number of stockings.

Cast upon the form 10 is an enlarged and thickened hase 11 whose underside is shaped to conform to the steam pipe fl, upon which it snugly lits and to which it is secured by stud bolts 12 and nuts 1B, as shown in Fig. In order to increase the. strength and rigidity of the forms ll) the core anchorsI or chaplets l-l extend across the form from side to `side oi' the same and have at each end a groored portion l5. those grooved portions being embedded in the metal otl the l'orm during the rusting ot' the same. as shown in Fig". 5. and thus serving as braces to resist collapse oli the form by 'reason of pressure without or distortion or bursting o'll the Jform hy reason ol' pressure lroln within. Originally the rore anchors had at the-'ends projecting' portions as indicated in Fig. 5, to suppol'ttlnin in tlnl mold but these projectiirer portions are as shown in Fig. 5 reinored in the finishing;A ot the outsido ot the 'Forni alter the removal ot' thel same from the mold.

'lhe form shown in Fie'. Z has a central partition lll extending trom the. hase openinn' o1 the't'orm to a point near the. toe portion thereof and in order to insure a prick circulation olsteam through the. lorm and amrorrcspondionly quick heating' ol the latter to the. desired Iempel'ature l apply to the steam pipe il a curved injector tube IT aml a curved ciw-tor tubcdH. the Injector tube 1T communicating with the inlet rham ber 19 of ille form and the ejector tube lla' communicating with thc discharge chamber 2() thereof. rhipposing` therefore, that lhc steam is Vtraveling through the pipe ll inthe direction ot' the arrow i"ig. L a jet oi. steam will be forced through the injector tube 1T into the lower portion of the receiving chamber while the llow of .steam past the end ot' the ejector tube 1H will tend to cause a partial vacuum therein and in the discharging chamber '120 of the form with ,the result that a-rapid flow of steam through the interior of the form will be insured. Either of the tubes 1T or 1S 4may be em ploycd to the exclusion offtheothei.; it' de- Sired1 or both of them may beomittedwhen the pnrposefor whiclrthey. are intended is not lmportant. In forder topermit of the ready application or removal of eitherot' the tubes itis provided. with a flanged head and the opening inthe steam pipe l), for the reception ofthe tube is counters-mik for the reception of said headI aSshown in Fig.

2,. So that eachvtnbe may simply hang-in the pipe and need not bev permanently secured thereto. The narrow and sharp-edged formsserye -to shape amlcre'asethe stockings while they areA practically flat', and the thin aluminum walls of the form, because of their goodheat condurtirity1 insure .the quick and ellectire drying 'of the stockingr while it is'tlius shaped and creased,`- so that after remo 'al'fronrthe formv it will retain the shapeand creases impartedtoit.

The stocking. is prevented from slipping upv on the -forni ,after ithas .been pulled down over the same. and itgisalso retained in the stretched condition during thedryin; 1

operation by proridix'ig, `ony each side'fof the forni, a retainer 21.composedofa plate o'lt resilient metal upturned at its lo'wrr end so as to proride a ho\v,.22 whose inner nuanber is let into a groove inthe side ol the hase l1 of the form and isvsceured therein hy bolts or other available.:means ol lasten' ine'. The upper end of the retainer '2l is bent inward and do\\'n\ \'ard so;as. to l'orm a `law 2? which presses thewch o l" lhestocking against the side ofthe form lll with a pressure dependent npon'thr. :nljustnnnl ol a screw 2l passing throughjfthe outer membri' ole the bow :22 and threaded lfor engagw ment \\'ith 'a threadedopening-in the innerE nu-mher thereof, as shon'lrin:.I1`ig. 1. 'l`heI pressure jaw 2li ot' the retainer only, il" de ired, he groorcd 'as illustrated in liin -l so as to reduce the, arcaof Yits contact surface and thus prevent-it from marking;theweb as a wider vhearing.; surface would he. lilnl-y to do'.v4

When it is desired to provide a retainer which will oll'or very little resistance to the pulling down ot' the vstocking `web past it but a greater resistance t'o upward more ment of the stocking web I prefer to construct said retainer as shown in Fig. G. In such device the retainer arm has a laterally projecting boss or hub 25 with ratchet teeth on its periphery and upon this boss or hub is rotatably mounted a ring' 26 inn-ing a pawl 2T for engaging said ratchet teetln' whereby the ring is free' to rotate on the hub in one direction but is prevented from rotating in the opposite direction. The ring 2G may be provided with a brush-like surface 2S for Contact with the stocking vweb or may be otherwise surfaced so as to grip said web with the desired degree of force.

The vertical arm of the retainer is prefer ably of telescopic form as shown in Fig. (i, the lower member 21 having ratchet teeth thei'eilnand the upper tubular member 2lb having a lever pawl 29 which will retain saidv member` 2lb when it has been pushed down on the ratcheted member 217 but can be freed .from engagement with the ratchet when it is desired to raise said member 21". By this means the brush 2S can be drawn down over that part ot4 the stocking web which was originally drawn down below the bruslnand saiddepending portion can be smoothed ont on the' form and retained thereon up to the very end. It will be understood that the arm 2l has7 at .its lower end, a bolt 22 and adjusting screw 24 similar .to thoseof the arm 21 shown in Fig. 3.

vWhen it vis desired to dryihe stockings more rapidly than canbe effected by the mere application of heat thereto I provide for causing a fiow of: air, preferably heated, through the web of fabric, the preferable method of accon'iplishing. this result being to groove the outer face of the forni.A as shown .tor instance at 30 in Figs. 2, 3, -t and 5, thereby 'forming channels extending lthroughout the surface of the form, the mouths of these channelsbeing closed .by

, the webjof fabric when the stocking has been drawn over the forni but said web permitting theiow of ail: thronghit when the airis snppliedto the' channels under. suf- Iicient pressure. In order to provide for suel1'sn-pply,of air the lower ends of the channels. cominnnicate .with achainber 3l formed. in the' upper surface of the base, 11 and tliischamber 'is in communication with an air suppl7 pipe SQ-located adjacent to the stealnw'pipe I9, the opposite air pipes 32 -rec eiving theirsupply.- from a. central pipe 33 atleach end of the machine through suitable branch pipes 34:. In like manner the opposite steam pipes 3 may receive their supply through branches 35 from-Steam pri/p located-- at"either endA of the maohifnefdid 'preferably below the depressed central porair to any portion ot' thi-stocking which may be drawn down over the cover plate 37 the upper portion of the latter is perforated'. as shown at 38 in Figs. .2 and In some cases it may be desirable to omit the central parn tition 16 from the form and as this .eliminates the flow passages l?) and 20 some means must be employed for preventing t-lu` trapping of" ".-i'r in the toeA portion of -the form as the steam rises in the latter. 1

this' purpose I use a central air escape pipe 4:0 leading from a point near the toe of the torni to a suitable anchorage at the hase of the same, this pipe either conununira-ting with an ejcctortube 1S in the steam pipe. as shown in Fig, 7, or discharging at a point outsideot' the said steam pipe. as shown in Fig. 105 in which case the discharge end of the pipemay be closed, when desired, to prrvent escape ofthe steam either by means of a .manually operated vaive- 41, or by means of any ordinary type. of thermos-tatie valve so as. to clos:alit 1l1mtici1lly when in contact witlr thc escaping'steam. Owing to the con formation of the pipe 40 it would be diflic'nlt, if not impossible, to introduce it into the hollow mold subsequent to the casting of the same and I therefore'eii'ect its introduction by embedding it in the .core -i2 around which the forni is cast, as shown in I iig. S).

It will 'be noted.`as shown in Fig. 8, that the pipe '40 is `tree from contact with the sides of the iorxn so that it loes not interfaz-'e with the ready access ofsteam to all portions of the inner surface thereof. In adapting'thisfeature ot my invention to a form for gloves, such as shown in Fig. Il,- the' individual air escape pipes 43 may unite. in a" manifold JA sc as to provide al single esi'ape .pipe 45 for the discharge of the air from all portions of theiform.

I claiin 1.. The' combination, pl stocking drying and shaping aplmratus,.of a storage table provided with a hosiery -receiving .trough entirely 'open at its top, a llongitiullnally extending steam pipe at iv-higher .level than said table,.and a series of internally heated niietallic forms communicating therewith and 4projecting .upwardly therefrom whereby, while the supply of .stockingslis readily 'accessibleto the attendant, theige'isno inter;- ference with Ithe tree application, lef f/t,l"1e'' stockings to the forms or the free of the sameztlierefrom.

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removal y 2. Thecombination, in stockingi'di'ying' l and shaping apparatus, ofa stoargei'tuble having a' central hosieryreceivingtrough and a longitudinal partition therein, and a plurality ot longitndimdiyl extending steam pipes mounted at a higher level than Said lalile and eaeh carrying: a series ot: internally heated metallie forms whieh receive steam l'ronrthe pipe and project upi'vardly therefrom.

it. 'l`he eomliination. in stocking devinggr aud lshaping apparatus. of a ta'hle having a in rentral loinritudiual hosienv-reeeivingtrough and a lu'a-izontally projet-tinelr shelf at the upper edge thereof. and a longitlulinallyY ex tendingv steam pipe mounted above the table and at a higher level than said shelf. said pfpe eti-revintr a series otfinternally heated neiallie tin-nis-eonunuuieating with and projeetinieupwardly from the pipe.

l. Hosiery ilryi'ntT and shapiupr apparatus iueludiner in' eombinatiou a tahle having a ventralY loi'igitudiual hoseuv-reeeiving trough open at its top. a series ot' internally-heated nietallie forms projeetiug upwardly therelrom and ineliued to the horixoutal. and a steam pipe exteu'dingdr lolnritlulinally ol' the tzll'ile and toininon to eat-li torni of the series. .'i. lloisery dryingr and shaping apparatus inolnding! in eomhinatiou a talile eompris 'ing two horizontah long ritudi1mllyextending surfaees. two iurliued downwardly-extendingu; surl'aees interposed hetween the horizontal surl'aees and forming.: a lnisiery-reeeiving trough. a plurality ot' lseries ot' hosiery dry- Ning: and shapin;r forms supported at a higher level than-said horizontal surfaees. steam pipes extending longitudinally ot' the tabley and eaeh eonnuon to its eorresponding series ol' l'orins. and means earried hy the taille for supplyintr steam to lsaid longitlulinally-ex tending steam pipes.

llosery drying and shapingr apparatus iuelnding in eomliination a tahle eomprising two horizontal. longitudinally-extendingsuri'ares. two 'inelined downwardly-extending snrl'aees interposed hetweeu the horizontal suri'aees and forming: a hosieryfreeeiving trough` a partition hetween thetwo inelined sul-t'aees dividing the same into two enmpart1nents. a plurality` olt series ot` hoisery drying' and shaping l'orms supported in rows over said horizontal surtaees and atone.

side ol said e'ompartments. steam pipes extending: longitudinaliy of thetahle and eat-h i eommou to its eorresponding' series of lorms, and means earried hy the table l'or supplyingr steam to said longitudiually-extemling steani'pipes.

'i'. llosiery drying and shapingT apparatus i*- ineludingin eomhination a plurality of series ol' drying: and sh ipiin.: toi-ins, meansl t'or G0 supplying ia lwatiug\mediuin to the forms, and a single tal le-stiueture provided with a plurality ol' angulai'ly arranged surt'aees Veaeh eounnoii to the t'oms ot' a series.

H." Hosiery drying aild shaping apparatus ineludiuer in eombinatilon a table provided with a plurality oi surfaces arranged in angular relation one with another to form a longitudinally extending liosie1y-receiving trough. a pair of steam pipes extending longitudimilly ot' the tahle and adjacent said angnlarly arranged surfaeesi a series of drying and shaping forms mounted on each of said pipes and inclined so as to overlean the trough, and means for supplying a heating medium to eat-h of said pipes.

il. Hosiery drying and shaping apparatus ineluding a tahle provided with a centrally extending-trough, a longitudinally extendw ing pipe at eaeh side ot' the trough, and a plurality of. series of intermdly-heated mA tallie forms projet-thuupwardly away from the table: each pipe being?r common to a series otA forms; eaelrof said series being inclined to the horizontal so as to over-lean Said trough.

10.- Hosiery drying and shaping' apparatus inrluding.r a tahle provided with a centrallyA extending`r hosiery-reeeivint! trough, a longitudinally extendingr pipe at each side ofthe trough. a plurality of series of internall heated metallie forms in'ojeetingnpwardy away from the taole and heing inelined to the horizontal so as to overlean the trough, the t'orms of one series inelining toward those of the other series. eat-h `pipe being eonnnon to a series of forms` and a Supply pipt` eonunon to hoth steam pipes.4 v

11. Hosiery drying' and shapingy appara tus inelnding in eomhination a two-sided tahle divided Centrally hy a partition, each side of the tahle inelnding! a horizontal Suriaee and an intermediate surfaee inclinedY to the. partition aml the horizontal Snrfaee l0 t'ornr a liosieevreeeiring surface. pipe-snpport-ing instrunwntalities extending adjaeent the horizontal surfaees,'a steam-pipe mounted oo earh o1 said supportingr instrnmentalities and ahove an iuelined surface. and a series of heating and shaping' forms mounted on eaeh ot said pipes and int-lining inwardly so as to overlean saidtrough.

l2. llosiery dryingr and shaping,r apparntus neluding in combination Zn two-sided tahle dividedeentl'all)1 hy aipartition. each side of the talile inelndinga horizontal Surfave and an intermediate. surfaie inclined to tho partition and the horizontal surface t'o form a hosiery-reeelvingsurface. 'pipejsnpporting instrumentahtles extendingadyaeent the horizontal snrfaees. a steam'fpipe` mounted on eaeh ofsanl supporting mst-rnA mentalities and above an lnelmed surface,l

and a series of heatingr and shapingvforins eonneeted to eaeh pipe and inelining?. inwardly so as to over-lean said trough; the opposed series of forms int-lining toward eaeh other und ovm-leaning .\a\id trongrl1'.V

t3, Hosiery drying and shaping'apparatus including in eoinhination atalile prof4 `vided with a plurality of`i|nle1`wndent Leonesa hosiery-Siuppoiting surfaces, a plurality of combined lsteamsupplying and eondensin tion-draining pipes extending?r longitudinally ofthe table and arraiigedin parallelism one with tlie'othei', and a plurality of series of hosiery-drying -foi-ins, each sei-ies h'eiiig connectedto one of said steam-supplying and condensation-draining pipes.

14. Hosiery drying and shaping appara tus'ineluding a table provided with a, plurnlity 4of independent .hosiery-supporting surfaces', a plurality of rows-of hosiery-d ryin forms extending longitudinally of the tu 1e,:a.nd ujplurality` of steam-supplying 'fand .codensutiowdraining pipes, ea'eh common to 'its row of the forms simultaneously condensation therefrom.

5. Hosiery dryingand shaping,r appara- @Intuit-including a: table provided-gwithth plu- .'.I' a plurality ofrows of-hosiery dryin'fforms'g extending longitudinally of the 't' lehii1 plurality of steam-supplying and densation-draining pipes, yeach common ts'fibw ofthe formssi'mul nneously to ly steam thereto and to dr 'n watervof sii'p pipe common to the steumpipes uponwhich 3,0,t11e forms are mounted.

5" 16. Hosiery drying and shaping apparaus includingin combinationv a table pros' vided with longitudinally-extending hosierysupporting surfaces, a hosiery-receiving 3:5 trough inter osed between said hosiery supporting sur aoes, steam-supplyingA and condensation-draining pipes juxtaposed to said 1j"- hosiery-sup orting surfaces and extending ,L longitudine lyof'thetrough, and a series of 40 hosiery drying and shaping forms mounted 'f on each pipe and inclined so as to overlcan tus including a table rovided with a plurality of longitudinal yextending hosierysustaining surfaces, 'a trough ,interposed between said supporting surfaces, a.. pair of steam-supplying and condensation-draining 'pipes extending longitudinally .of said osie'ry-supporting surfaces and in substan- --tial parallelism 'with their longitudinal edges, and ,a plurality of rows of hosiery-v end shaping formsupstanding from le and inclined over said trough, each ,55 'ofsaid i es being common 't all ofthe 4 forms o its lseries and adapte to supply .steam -to 4each of said forms and to receive therefrom its water of condensation.

18. vHosiery drying and shaping apparedryin the teh rality of longitudinally-extending hosiery sustaining surfaces, a. trough interposed between sind supporting surfaces, a partition' in .the-trough to dividethe same -into tw 55 hosiery-receiving compartments, al pair of.

to supply steam thereto'and to drain water ty,- of independent hosierylsupportiug .cfon ensation therefrom, and a singiflesnpplyv "17. Hosiery drying and shaping apparatus including a table provided'with a' lu-A steam supplyingY and rondensatioirdraining pipes extending longitudinally ol' said hosiery supportiingr sui'iares und iii ,sulistaul tial'parallelisni with said partition.V a plurality of rows'of lioseiv-dri'ing and shapin;r furnis upetaiidingir ii-oui the tahie and inclined over said trough` each ol' said pipes heini.r eoniinoii to all ot' the torins ol', its

series and adapted to suppl)1 steani to ear.li

of said forms and 'tofreceive therefrom its --water of condensation. and steinn-supplviiig'v piping connecting with Isaid strain pipes.

1S). Ilosier v dryingy and slm piiig'a ppai'atnsf including iii combination. a L alyle. provided" with a liosienwstorage receptacle open .at its top and haring: a substantially.' horizontal shelf. a longitudinally-extending pipe associated with the shelf, and a-series of iiietallie` hollow forms adapted to he heated from .within Aand' communicating'with the4 pipe, whereby while the supply of hosiery is readlil)y accessible to the. attendant, there is no interference with the free a'pplicationot the.

hosiery to the forms `or the free renioi'al of thosaine therefrom.

20.-"l`he combination. in stocking dryiirnr and shaping apparatus, of a steiiiii-siipply ing pipe. and a hollow nietallieforin adapted to he internally'y heated and mounted digated hase integral with the forni and pro ridedwith a longitudinal groove. for fitting thofornihfo'said pipe, and means for securing said hase to said pipe.

2 1." iollow stocking drying and shaping forni :ir-ing4 internal ti'iiii`s\' i'sely from side to side of the forni,

`said hraoes extending to lint not beyond the.

faces of the forni and having undercut portions einliedded in the metal of the forni.

22. Hosiery drying and shaping,r apparatus including incomliinatioinla table provided with a hosiery-storage receptacle open at its top and having a substantially horizontal shelf, ii lungitudinaily-extending,r pipe asso` oiated with the shelf, and a series of metallie, hollow foi-nis adapted to he heated from within und communicating with the pipe, whereby while the supply of hosiery is readily accessihle'to the attendant, there is no.'

drying1` e 24. he combination of a hollow, metallic f oriniedepted 'tobelinternally heated for braves extentling.;`

rectly upon said pipe and having an eloiilli() ILO drying.

direction.

finlizinsoirin tintin i hearing sin :nid sha ing stockings, with clamFs huving a rotate le portion forengegingtie in position upon the form.

The combination of n hollow, forni adapted to: be internally drying and shaping stockings, with elastic 'nieta llicv clumps extending longitudinally ofnnd n'orninlly in'engiigeinent `with the sides of the foi-1n forengaging the holding itin position lipori the form.

2G. The combination of n hollow, .metallic forni adapted' to beinteriially heated for; drying sind shaping stockings, clumps foiengaging the web of holding. it iii position upon, the 5 forin, and

clnlnps'upon the web.

drying and. sh aliing 09 nieunsfor 'inoii "said. iitaiiie1f s that th'eyin'e free toilijotfite in' onedir n re p reyeiitedroin r itling 23 The foxnlgiiziti 'A foi'jiii y adopted todo drying :inl haiping i Ashe low' imperio-nteternu'la-in: channels therein.' l

chamber to the iexteriorisnrfa'ce" of the 4form stretchedthernf-e 33; A' hollow iii-combination with ii cup for closing said outside ol thc nel) of fabric and holding it heated foi' with elastic fabric and' eiltedf for i' ineens fririjheiiingeif' it from slipping on th'evforimsaid sidesbeing the fo'rin being rmadziptedto be inter- -coniprising n Vcross-section and external air chew chamber communicating with seid channels,

'of fabric stretched on the forni.

3l. A hollow form adapted' lto be inter- 4n iilly heated for drying sind sliaping stock Iings, lsmid nels formed web of fiibric sindy forni having external air chuntherein sind u'. base with' 4air chamber communicating with said channels, in combination with a cap for closing said nir chamber iind those portions of the nir orin rhi'ii-ing'nn internal brace' extending tihnsversely roin lside to side of the form, seid bruce having ends overlapping the sides ofthe forni bntterminating flush with the faces 'of the 'saine und serving to resist distention thereof.

iff-36. A' 'hollow 'stocking drying and shaping Vori'ir"'h'nvii'ig an* internal brace "extending tiii'iisiersely fromside to side of the form,

fzibri'cfbf'ilfstocking, bein'g' relatively thin ssfsection, and hi'i'rmgits sides co1i- A;iifietnllic forni tiin'eoiisly 'shaping h i'isierfy- 'hni'ingfits sides {dughened to engiige'the' fabric of it stocknarrowly spaced aipclrtnn'd converging to present substantially-reduced edgoportions, hollow to contain n, heating niediinr adapted toliezitit from Within, :1nd "zt base-'portion integral, with the form and joined thereto 4below said ronghened surface 'andpi'oyded with inlet and o utlet ports.

40. A hosiery drying and shaping forni bodyiportion relatively thin in vhfiving its edge-portions reduced land rounded to Apresent ereeseqiro ing und theifeby hold it from 'slipping on the iitivelyl -thin in cross-section,4 Inndhiiving sides which converge to present d] reduced; c riiseproducing edge-portions, the

forinlheing hollonto cc'intuinn heating rnechannels not covered by the web of fabric 'ping endslheingflusli with the faces of the v ilol portion'relatively thin iii eross-:ieetiou und.l

having its edge-portionsreilueed' :uid rounded to present eieiise-proilur'iug pluimen, und :iii enlarged liiisefportion integral with the' lioilX-bo'rtioii unil provided with un 'enlongated, pipe-receiving groeve i'uid with inlet und outlet ports ennuiuuiieiiting with the iiiterior ot' the tornilor the supply thereto ot n iiiediuni to heut it lroiii witfliiii.

42. A hosiery ilifviiip;r :ind`shiiping furin co'iupriiing ii substantially elliptieul'bodyportion reliitiijehv tliiii in. cross-section :ind converging to pieseitt reduced ciezlsihprodueing edgepoitioiih4 for shaping :ind erezis- .ingthe husiei' \'-iirtiele iiiii'ui-ited thereon. :i-

Vpartition dividing" the foi-ni into :i pli'iiiilt of eh'iiiiib'ers for eontii'iiiiiig ii inediuni to heut the Ji'oi'in from within` und :ui enlarged buse- 'oi'iiied with :iflongitudiniillyextending pipereeix'iiig groeve provided. with poi-t- Loiniiiuniciitiiigv with the L'hun'ili'eis i'uthe Jorm.

coiiipi-ising -ii suhftiiutiu lli' reduced. i'ieiise-pi'oing thehosiery-article mounted -thereoinhi partition ilirii-ling-the forni into ii plurulit)r 0f clni'mheijs; for iroiitiiiiiinir zi nieiliu'ni to heart the forni-troni within, :in enlarged busepoi'ton integri-ul with the hotly-portion 'and foi-ined with ii longitudinally'l extending 43. .A li'osieii' drying! :ind shaping'. l'orin- 'e'lli'piiiiil lioilyportion relatively tliiii iii eions-seet-ioii :intl .oi'i'i'ergingz to present "ilueing edge-portions for shaping' :incl erez'is- 'pipe-ieeeiring rroove pro'rided'iivith ports' eoniiiiuiiieilting with tlie"ehii'nihers in the tui-iii; ii steziiibpipe sei-ured in sind groured hase-portion tirtl'ie perf" 44. liosiei-v-/lriiig 'a1-itl shaping forni nuide, of uluininiuni :iiid,Subtzintiiilly ellipti the forni being relatively thiniii cross-.section :and haring reliiliietrthin pirodueiir;r eilgep irtimis :uid hollow to contuin ii iiieiliuin-to heut Vthe forni friii within, the exterior surt'iiee lit' the fornibeing giooifed furthe pass-.ige of n fluid medium 'nii- 111g the .juiiiiiesthereof. I l

A'45 liaise;portion` :ind inea-iis for Securing the' tus including in roinhinzition .'i'hosiei')1 dry-A ine` :uid sliipingl torni haring: its sides-couverging to' present suhstiuitizillyreduced edilihportiou and provided with uninteriuil partition dividing the forni into :i plurzility of ehiinihers. 't'or eoutziiniiigr zi inediiiiu lo heilt' the forni i'i'oin within. Huid foi-iii haring ithA exterior sur-faireriiloved lungitudinull'i'l :uid euri-ying" in enlarged liaisepoi'tioxi integral with the forni iini'll'pru` vvidedwith ports i'oinnuuiiriiting with' siii'il eliiiuihei's. :lud ii, stenni-sup'pl \iiig pipe upon whieh 'said torni is iiiuunte'dl mid' sezitetl in .will griioveil 'hnswpor'tiiu :uid provided with ii pni'r ofspnreiln11n:tapez-turesiiilziptiiltii 'i'ii-eiipy n posiliiiii :it eiiehs'de of sii-icl partition, :ind inem ferseeluiiig the furnis to thev pipe.

lu testimoni' whereof. ljliiire siwried niv 

